"Holden Group was the one who engaged with us. Their president, Mister Jeremy that you know, liked our office building design. He was the one who requested the architect of this building to design Holden Group's new office building. We all know who the architect is, right? Moon?"Corinne's eyebrows furrowed. Moon was the name she used during work.Not even hesitating, she rejected this knowing it was a project related to Jeremy. "Nope! Not going to accept it.""Boss, Holden Group has offered a lot of money for the project!" Aaron used his fingers to show the numbers 'one' and 'five'.'A hundred and fifty million dollars?!' Corinne nearly choked on her coffee. 'Mister is a big spender!'Newmoon Group was established just recently about three years ago and was in the expanding phase. Although their market value kept on increasing, their cash flow was limited.'A hundred and fifty million...' It was a figure Corinne had a hard time rejecting.Aaron and Xante exchanged looks with ea
Corinne panicked and jumped off the chair. "Aaron, go out and stall him. I'll find a chance to sneak out. Don't let him know I'm here!""Right away!" Aaron quickly put away his foolish smile and walked out to handle it.Corinne followed him to the door and peeked out to monitor the situation through the small gap.There, she saw Jeremy getting out of the lift and Tommy following him.Aaron approached them with a professional smile. "Welcome, Mister Jeremy."Jeremy nodded faintly. "Thank you."Aaron professionally turned his body sideways to lead the way. "Miss Xante mentioned to me you're interested in our building's design. Shall I bring you for a tour to look at the interior design?"Jeremy raised his hand and rejected politely, "That's not necessary. I went to a few floors before coming up here and have understood it. I wish to meet with Miss Xante and the architect, Moon.""I'm sorry, but Miss Xante is in the middle of a meeting," apologized Aaron. "It's going to take a whi
"Moon has her reasons for that, and I am in no position to divulge anything," said Xante.Jeremy chuckled coldly. "Seems to me that Newmoon Group isn't sincere in accepting Holden Group's project. No pressure, then."As he said that, he placed down the coffee cup and stood up immediately after.Meanwhile, Corinne could hear the entire conversation from inside the lounge. Jeremy sounded incredibly dissatisfied, and she knew that his patience was always limited.If he left, then they would stand to lose the 150-million-dollar project!As Corinne was frantically finding a way to handle it, she saw a pile of equipment in the corner of the lounge. Aaron was the one who had bought them, and there seemed to be something like a gas mask in the pile."Mister Jeremy, please wait!"Jeremy, who had walked to the door of the office, stopped when he heard the voice and slowly turned around to look over. His charming eyes narrowed when he saw who it was.Xante turned her head to look in the d
The smile on Sherlyn's face froze when Jeremy did not even react to her enthusiastic explanation. His expression was stern and indifferent, which came off as intimidating.Sherlyn did not try to force a conversation with him, so she eased some of her embarrassment by turning to ask Xante. "Where is my assistant, Miss Xante? I need her to carry something for me!"Xante seemed to have a bad feeling about how the situation was developing, but she adjusted her gold-rimmed glasses calmly and said lightly, "Your assistant has just left, Miss Sherlyn."Sherlyn frowned in dissatisfaction. "She left?! Where the hell did she go? How dare she run off without even waiting for me to come back!"Xante smiled politely and said indifferently, "I'm not privy to that, I'm afraid."Sherlyn was already pissed that Corinne was requested to speak in a private discussion, and that anger only escalated when Corinne just left without saying a word. She immediately took out her cell phone and called Corinn
Aaron was a handsome man, while Corinne was a beautiful woman, and they made for a rather attractive pair.A look of gloom and envy flashed across Sherlyn's eyes when she saw Corinne walking side-by-side with Aaron, Newmoon Group's vice president. She was forced to be friendly to Corinne in front of three big shots, but she still asked in a rather insinuative tone, "Where did you run off to, Corinne?"Corinne came over and replied earnestly, "I went to look for the restroom but couldn't find it. I bumped into Mister Aaron here and asked him to lead me there."Sherlyn glared gloomily at Corinne, then turned to Aaron before saying politely, "Mister Aaron, I'm really sorry that my assistant caused you trouble."Aaron curled his lips into a smile. "It was no trouble at all. I just happened to be on my way to the restroom too, so I might as well help her out."Sherlyn smiled dryly, and she was quite displeased that Corinne was able to run into Aaron all by herself.Corinne asked obedi
Aaron sighed helplessly and said, "She crawled out of the office window and came in through the restroom window. It's that simple."Xante frowned even more. "But this is the thirtieth floor!"Aaron shrugged and said, "My rock-climbing gear is still in the lounge, and it just so happened to come in handy. It's not difficult for her at all, considering the kind of skills she has."Xante took off her gold-rimmed glasses and massaged her eyebrows. "And who's that in the office?""Your secretary. The boss told her to put on the mask, change into her clothes, and just sit there to act like she's busy.""... How very smart!"Aaron narrowed his eyes thoughtfully. "Why do you think the boss is so averse to Jeremy discovering that she's Moon?"Xante glanced at him and reminded, "She has her reasons. It's not our place to make any guesses."Aaron stroked his chin and thought for a while. "I can hardly believe that Jeremy isn't attracted to her at all. I'm going to test him!"Xante had a
Jeremy narrowed his handsome eyes at Corinne and had a subtle smirk on the corners of his lips....The elevator doors opened, and Jeremy strode out with his hands in his trouser pockets. Tommy followed closely behind.Sherlyn dragged Corinne out and chased after them for fear that Jeremy would leave and forget that they were supposed to have lunch."Miss Carew! Please wait!" After hearing someone calling her all of a sudden, Sherlyn stopped and turned her head to see that Aaron—vice president of Newmoon Group—had rushed out of the elevator on the other side and looked at her with a smile on her face.Sherlyn turned around confidently and asked with a smile, "Mister Aaron! Why did you take the effort to come all the way down and look for me? Is it about the ambassadorship? Is there anything else you need to explain?"Aaron glanced at her only briefly and looked directly over her at Corinne. "I'm not here for you. I was looking for that Miss Carew."The expression on Sherlyn's fa
"Anything's fine." Jeremy's cold tone suggested a clear disinterest in having lunch, though he did not refuse outright.Sherlyn did not think much of the man's cold attitude and was so beside herself with excitement that she was able to have lunch with a man of Jeremy's status."Let's go to The Wild Bites. They serve some really good food there!"The Wild Bites was one of the best high-end restaurants in the city, and the price was very expensive too. Sherlyn would never be willing to have a meal there if she was not treating a big shot like Jeremy to a meal.Jeremy acknowledged her decision expressionlessly and turned to walk toward the lobby entrance.As Sherlyn followed Jeremy, she turned around and called out angrily to Corinne, "Hurry up! Don't waste any more time! Do you expect Mister Jeremy to wait for you?"Corinne frowned helplessly and hastened her footsteps to follow up. Since Aaron had picked them up when they came and Corinne did not drive over, it was logical for th